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The Addams Family: A New Musical
19 November 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Written By: Music by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, Original Direction and Dances by Gower Champion, Originally Produced on Broadway by David Merrick
Creative Team: Director: Carolyn Adams
MD: Jane Feast
Choreography: Jacinta Vistoli
Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.
Information Session: 13/11/2023
Maylands Church of Christ
Audition Information:
| Audition Information #:0 | |
| Date: | 19/11/2023 |
| Time From – Time to: | 14:30 – 22:00 |
| Character Descriptions #:0 | |
| Role Name: | Gomez Addams |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Age: 30s – 50s A man of Latin descent who takes great pride in his family and revels in all it means to be an “Addams.” He struggles with having to keep his daughters secret from his wife, whom he adores more than death. Smart, comedic actor with tenor vocals. Good mover. Several solo numbers, duets and ensemble numbers. |
| Character Descriptions #:1 | |
| Role Name: | Morticia Addams |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Mid 30s – late 40s In shape, attractive, leggy, the strength of the family. An easy comedic actress with a sexy, dry wit. Feels her husband is hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret out. Strong dancer/mover. A number of duets and ensemble numbers. Alto/mezzo soprano |
| Character Descriptions #:2 | |
| Role Name: | Uncle Fester |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Stage Age: Mid 30s – late 50s The androgynous family member who serves as the musical’s narrator. He is larger than life, an energetic, joyous, child-like presence. A vaudeville-style comedian, abe to engage an audience, with tenor vocals. Good mover. Consider shaving your head for this role… |
| Character Descriptions #:3 | |
| Role Name: | Wednesday Addams |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Stage age: 18 – mid 20s Wednesday is an appealing girl who has the same dry wit and sensibility as her mother. Finds love with a “normal” boy (Lucas) and wants to introduce his family to hers. Experiences the youthful drama that comes with first love. Lucas can actually put a smile on her face. Needs a strong pop-belt voice Dry comedic actor Strong dancer/mover Alto/Mezzo Soprano |
| Character Descriptions #:4 | |
| Role Name: | Pugsley Addams |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | A charming, funny, unfit boy who loves being tortured by his sister. He wants to ensure he won’t lose his sister to her new boyfriend so he takes matters into his own hands. Strong high vocal ability. Preferably an unbroken male voice but could consider a female playing a young male. Very good comedic actor. Good mover Alto/Mezzo Soprano |
| Character Descriptions #:5 | |
| Role Name: | Grandma Addams |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | She is a feisty 102 year old woman. Fun and quirky, but don’t mess with Grandma. Comedic actress with strong character vocals. Alto/mezzo soprano. Good mover. |
| Character Descriptions #:6 | |
| Role Name: | Lurch |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Stage Age: Undetermined A very tall male character, the Addams butler who knows all. He speaks in moans and groans without becoming a cartoon version of himself. His movement is always very slow. Character Actor Limited singing required Bass to Eb |
| Character Descriptions #:7 | |
| Role Name: | Mal Beineke |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Stage Age: mid 40s – late 50s Stuffy father of 19 year old Lucas and exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice. At one time was a follower of The Grateful Dead but has lost that side of himself. Always looking out for his family. Male actor with high baritone/tenor. A very good actor who sings well. A good mover |
| Character Descriptions #:8 | |
| Role Name: | Alice Beineke |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Mother of 19 year old Lucas, devoted to her family so she puts aside her own desires. A typical bored, middle-class housewife, she speaks in rhyme when she’s nervous or uncomfortable. During her disclosure, at the Addams Family dinner party, she drinks a potion that causes her to let her hair down and speak her truth. She reveals that she’s frustrated with the current state of her marriage and she misses the fun person her husband Mal used to be. |
| Character Descriptions #:9 | |
| Role Name: | Lucas Beineke |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Age: 18-mid 20s Attractive young man. Fell in love with Wednesday Addams and plans to marry her. Experiences the youthful pain and drama of young love and struggles with the differences between his family and the Addams family. Contemporary pop tenor vocals. Good comedic actor Strong dancer/mover |
| Character Descriptions #:10 | |
| Role Name: | Ancestors (Ensemble) |
| Gender: | Undefined |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | Any age The ancestors come from a range of eras and actors are required to embrace the particular characters they are given, developing backstories and individual quirks to combine with zombie/ghost-like movements. Any vocal range is acceptable although we will be looking for a balance of voices. Some featured male dancers may have dance specialties such as Russian split jumps and acrobatics so if you have any ‘tricks’ do bring them to demonstrate! |
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